[AMS-announce] CONF: President's Festival of the Arts: Wilder and Wilder (Thornton, that is), Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC, Feb-March 2008

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The President's Festival of the Arts
Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
February 25 to March 2

The Catholic University of America will present a series of lectures, films, roundtable discussions, and musical and dramatic productions exploring Thornton Wilder’s classic play Our Town, which won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1938.  Coordinated by musicologist Grayson Wagstaff, Associate Professor, with the assistance of Andrew H. Weaver, Assistant Professor, the events are part of The Catholic University President’s Festival of the Arts presents
Wilder and Wilder (Thornton, that is
), which will culminate in alternating performances of Wilder’s Our Town and the Washington, DC premiere of Ned Rorem’s 2006 opera based on the play.  The lectures will cover a wide range of topics including the historical and cultural context of Wilder’s play, the playwright’s legacy, and the process of transforming this classic play into a sung drama.  For more information about Wilder and Wilder (Thornton, that is
), call 202-319-5414 or visit http://music.cua.edu. Tickets to the play and 
 opera
 are $20 for general admission and $10 for seniors, CUA faculty and staff, and students.  All other events are free and open to the public. 

For a complete list of events, please see: http://music.cua.edu/calendar/OurTown08.cfm